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vladimir putin is the man who is bailing out barack obama? gwen: we've been so busy watching their body language at international meetings, when knew they were talking on the side. and there is something revealing about the way this week played out. at the beginning, the president asked the republican speaker of the house and republican majority leader to endorse this, they said yes. even the peacenik democratic majority leader in the house, nancy pelosi said yes, we're for military strikes. now they were out there languishing on a limb before the putin gambit. where does this leave the president in terms of the way he is viewed and his leverage and whether this week is a grand plan as the white house says or just a series of fatal stumbles? >> i am wondering. this whole decision to go to congress was just essentially calling their bluff, saying something catastrophic is happening here, i'm putting it in your lap. i do wander -- wonder if there is suddenly this kind of call their bluff attitude, whether the president is going to also be bring
vladimir putin is the man who is bailing out barack obama? gwen: we've been so busy watching their body language at international meetings, when knew they were talking on the side. and there is something revealing about the way this week played out. at the beginning, the president asked the republican speaker of the house and republican majority leader to endorse this, they said yes. even the peacenik democratic majority leader in the house, nancy pelosi said yes, we're for military strikes....
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we have vladimir putin moving ships into syria. we have him threatening to shoot own american missiles and now threatening to arm iran. what do we make of oh that threat? this is a paper tiger. this is a president that can order unlimited drone strikes in countries all over the world including ones he has no authorization from congress to go into. when it comes to providing a no-fly zone, humanitarian relief, pushing back on the exodus, displacement of six and a half million syrians, one of ten syrians now are displaced and refugee status either in syria or a neighboring country. he's had two years to deal with that. he had a hundred thousand people murder ed with conventional weapons and came to us and said, i want a slap on the hand over 1400 more. for what purpose? so he could go kill another 100,000 with conventional weapons? he didn't have a plan. now he has reached out to putin for a plan. if that succeeds do they have a green light to continue killing another 100,000 people in syria with conventional weapons? what's the real
we have vladimir putin moving ships into syria. we have him threatening to shoot own american missiles and now threatening to arm iran. what do we make of oh that threat? this is a paper tiger. this is a president that can order unlimited drone strikes in countries all over the world including ones he has no authorization from congress to go into. when it comes to providing a no-fly zone, humanitarian relief, pushing back on the exodus, displacement of six and a half million syrians, one of ten...
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vladimir putin is a savvy guy. at the end of the day what we see, vladimir putin needs to put actions behind his words, his sergey lavrov is embarking on with john kerry in geneva. the end of the day russians proposing this now own it. you heard the white house say this and others. in my conversations, it's clear secretary kerry and his team are very aware of the environment they are going into and very savvy about the challenges that remain ahead. in your introduction, you talked about how this will be a long process. it certainly will be. it's important to remember the players and personalities behind all of these statements. it's not a profound insight but look a little bit at history. vladimir putin was a kgb agent as other folks have noted before. sergey lavrov, a very experienced foreign minister was russians ambassador to the u.n. security council for years and years, knows the intricacies of u.n. negotiations and wordsmithing. one of the things we've heard president say on down, this cannot be an opportunit
vladimir putin is a savvy guy. at the end of the day what we see, vladimir putin needs to put actions behind his words, his sergey lavrov is embarking on with john kerry in geneva. the end of the day russians proposing this now own it. you heard the white house say this and others. in my conversations, it's clear secretary kerry and his team are very aware of the environment they are going into and very savvy about the challenges that remain ahead. in your introduction, you talked about how...
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but now you've got vladimir putin writing this op-ed. how did it make you feel? >> well, look, it turned my stomach. to read all of the elements of putin's op-ed, to suggest that, you know, he has a problem with american exceptionalism, the conduit to the path to peace when he has been the obstacle at the united nations not just to our efforts but the brits, french and others to try to get a peaceful resolution to this as the patron of assad in iran supplying him with tons of weapons. i found it just incredible. even to suggest in other comments that you can expect syria to unilaterally disarm. well, the giving up of chemical weapons is certainly not to be believed as part of the armament of any country. it's internationally prohibited. so i just found it so, you know, incredibly unbelievable. in a democracy we allow views like that to be heard. >> do you believe secretary kerry is doing the right thing in going ahead with the talks, sort of putting that to the side and choosing to pocket, if you will, syria's private statements they say they have had from both p
but now you've got vladimir putin writing this op-ed. how did it make you feel? >> well, look, it turned my stomach. to read all of the elements of putin's op-ed, to suggest that, you know, he has a problem with american exceptionalism, the conduit to the path to peace when he has been the obstacle at the united nations not just to our efforts but the brits, french and others to try to get a peaceful resolution to this as the patron of assad in iran supplying him with tons of weapons. i...
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look, vladimir putin is honestly and authentically a kbg officer. he grew up in the kbg, he was trained in the kgb, he spent his career locking people up, overseeing torture, overseeing killings. this is a genuinely tough guy. and he has one interest. great russian nationalism. and he's very open about it. now, this is a guy who for public relations purposes wrestles bears. he goes out and shoots tigers stripped to the waist to prove he's a tough guy. the idea that we would take his statements seriously, you could go through and read that document and you could find at every single stage that it's a lie. this is a guy who clearly, for example, invaded georgia. he didn't go and ask the u.n. this is a guy who killed 300,000 people in chechnya. he didn't worry about humanitarian concerns. when he lectures us, that's his right. but for us to take it seriously is a sign we have forgotten who salad pier putin is and why we have to deal with him as the president of russia, we don't have to respect his views, we don't have to respect his opinions, and frank
look, vladimir putin is honestly and authentically a kbg officer. he grew up in the kbg, he was trained in the kgb, he spent his career locking people up, overseeing torture, overseeing killings. this is a genuinely tough guy. and he has one interest. great russian nationalism. and he's very open about it. now, this is a guy who for public relations purposes wrestles bears. he goes out and shoots tigers stripped to the waist to prove he's a tough guy. the idea that we would take his statements...
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we hear this from vladimir putin. let me read this just a bit here it says the potential strike from the u.s. will result in more innocent victims and escalation spraying the conflict far beyond syria's borders. a strike would increase violence, unleash a new wave of terrorism. under nine multilateral efforts to result the nuclear problem and he goes on. these are some strong words. before the two sides are even getting together. >> well, i i think really, obviously, he's speaking to the american people. he's not speaking to president obama. they already made that case to secretary kerry and president obama. i think really the important part of that is what it means for region because we have a situation right now, particularly we ran, two things. it israeli, palestinian talks had just started up. iran has a new president and is gearing up for the possible of direct bilateraln bilateral negs with the united states. >> what would you say critics in the united states who says it makes president obama look weak if he doe
we hear this from vladimir putin. let me read this just a bit here it says the potential strike from the u.s. will result in more innocent victims and escalation spraying the conflict far beyond syria's borders. a strike would increase violence, unleash a new wave of terrorism. under nine multilateral efforts to result the nuclear problem and he goes on. these are some strong words. before the two sides are even getting together. >> well, i i think really, obviously, he's speaking to the...
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vladimir putin says he will continue arms sales to syria even if there is a strike. i think president obama is now speaking, let's listen. president obama: i want to thank the people of russia for hosting the g20. the city has a long and storied history including historic resistance and extraordinary sacrifices during the second world war. i want to take this opportunity to slip the people of st. petersburg and express our gratitude for their outstanding hospitality. this summit marks another milestone in the world's recovery from the financial crisis that erupted five years ago this month. instead of the looming threat of another financial meltdown, where focus for the first time in many years on building upon the gains that we have made. for the first time in three years, urgent discussion to address the european financial crisis, we see a europe that has emerged from a recession. moreover the united states is a source of strength in the global economy. manufacturing sector is rebounding, new rules to strengthen the bangs and reduce the chance of another crisis red
vladimir putin says he will continue arms sales to syria even if there is a strike. i think president obama is now speaking, let's listen. president obama: i want to thank the people of russia for hosting the g20. the city has a long and storied history including historic resistance and extraordinary sacrifices during the second world war. i want to take this opportunity to slip the people of st. petersburg and express our gratitude for their outstanding hospitality. this summit marks another...
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neil: of all the people of vladimir putin? >> that is interesting you never know where the inspiration of possibility might come from. if that might be the case that i welcome it and i think there are millions and millions of others who would hope that syria would take this seriously and we are taking it seriously there's the possibility to avert this kind of military expectation that many people have had. neil: is it a case of the fox and the head house that syria, president assad making a deal with vladimir putin under the auspices of the international body policing that chemical weapons, up intel -- up and tell a while ago claiming they did not have. there is no way to verify but to verify that assad and putin said they would do what they said? >> they think that -erification is a necessary part of any agreement that is reached. i hope that would be a part of the negotiation or a part of any deal that is struck. we have to learn and to trust each other a little bit more. there is always political gamesmanship and somebody a
neil: of all the people of vladimir putin? >> that is interesting you never know where the inspiration of possibility might come from. if that might be the case that i welcome it and i think there are millions and millions of others who would hope that syria would take this seriously and we are taking it seriously there's the possibility to avert this kind of military expectation that many people have had. neil: is it a case of the fox and the head house that syria, president assad making...
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actually having vladimir putin involved isn't a bad thing. president putin is actually not a fan of the muslim brotherhood. this is a violent organization. >> but he's a fan of president assad who has managed to kill a hundred thousand people. >> sure. it's a complicated situation. the muslim brotherhood and their world view says jihad is our way, dying in the way of our law is our highest hope. this is a death-worshipping cult, essentially. president putin opposes having islamic jihad or the muslim brotherhood present in russia. he's shot a bad guy to broker a deal. >> is it akin to putin supporting assad because he's better than the muslim brotherhood though he killed a hundred thousand, is it like us propping up mubarak because he was better than what would come down the road? >> mubarak was better than the muslim brotherhood. >> but he was certainly not ideal. he was someone who answered to us because we supported him. >> you have to choose among what's available. >> do you want assad at 100,000 dead or the muslim brotherhood, right? >> y
actually having vladimir putin involved isn't a bad thing. president putin is actually not a fan of the muslim brotherhood. this is a violent organization. >> but he's a fan of president assad who has managed to kill a hundred thousand people. >> sure. it's a complicated situation. the muslim brotherhood and their world view says jihad is our way, dying in the way of our law is our highest hope. this is a death-worshipping cult, essentially. president putin opposes having islamic...
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lou: vladimir putin has seized upon the offer and taken it to the syrian government and now have set in motion a response as if it were sincere and significant offer on the part of the united states government. do you think if this does ultimately end in resolution rather than conflict that vladimir putin is john kerry deserve a nobel peace prize? >> that is an interesting thought. here they should take president obama's nobel peace prize if you want to be the war president, maybe they should take his and split it up amongst the two of them, who knows. lou: we thank you, always good to talk to come appreciate it. take a second to go to our website for round-the-clock updates on the potential u.s. response to syria. an inside look at the reasons behind today's major market rally. some say pure and simple, the market no longer believes president obama will strike syria. up next the diafter a triple diy up next the diafter a triple diy rally. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low clai
lou: vladimir putin has seized upon the offer and taken it to the syrian government and now have set in motion a response as if it were sincere and significant offer on the part of the united states government. do you think if this does ultimately end in resolution rather than conflict that vladimir putin is john kerry deserve a nobel peace prize? >> that is an interesting thought. here they should take president obama's nobel peace prize if you want to be the war president, maybe they...
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first of all, start with vladimir putin . i want you to give him a grade on his leadership ability this week. and we will ask you to make the grade. we'll hold them up and see what you want to say about it. here we go. hold up your grades. so we have an a minus from matt, a b minus from jessie jane and kgb from ellie. i don't remember getting that grade in school. i think i'm probably glad. >> you were playing movies earlier today. showing the movies of our president. i think putin right now is like khan in the star trek movies. we can trust him a little bit but he will turn on us in a second and we have to be ready to blast him in case that happens. >> i they is probably right. >> you give putin a b minus. >> a lot of his op-ed was factually incorrect. i didn't want to go in to the details with. that he was consistent in saying he was supporting democracy and freedom but he is in this so deep. he has supported aside, a supplied weapons to assad but his argument was convincing and he outsmarted us by getting the op-ed publish
first of all, start with vladimir putin . i want you to give him a grade on his leadership ability this week. and we will ask you to make the grade. we'll hold them up and see what you want to say about it. here we go. hold up your grades. so we have an a minus from matt, a b minus from jessie jane and kgb from ellie. i don't remember getting that grade in school. i think i'm probably glad. >> you were playing movies earlier today. showing the movies of our president. i think putin right...
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you combine that with vladimir putin's op-ed in "the new york times" and the counterpart to john kerry that saying anything, making fun of john kerry for making a long political statement, does it seem to you that russia believes they are controlling the tempo here? >> well, i work with sergei lavrov in the unitees nations and this is his personality. he is a character. he is theatrical. he is a tough diplomat, a serious man, and he and john kerry have met almost two dozen times in the last year, so i think in private they forged a pretty direct, constructive relationship. of course, this is really about public diplomacy, and for the russians, this is a moment for them to re-assert their diplomatic leadership position they have long south in the region and come up with a solution that defies the perception that america is controlling the agenda in the middle east. >> you know, it's interesting because last hour i heard oliver north say he believes that we have handed all the credibility to the russian president, vladimir putin. do you buy that? >> i don't think so. i think people know
you combine that with vladimir putin's op-ed in "the new york times" and the counterpart to john kerry that saying anything, making fun of john kerry for making a long political statement, does it seem to you that russia believes they are controlling the tempo here? >> well, i work with sergei lavrov in the unitees nations and this is his personality. he is a character. he is theatrical. he is a tough diplomat, a serious man, and he and john kerry have met almost two dozen times...
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vladimir putin doesn't speak english. he didn't write it. he probably is not familiar with jesse jackson's campaign. >> half kidding, half seriousness the next thing will be to try to figure out which crisis communication in washington was hired by the russians and wrote this. i challenge you. >> i don't think a catch in public relations represents the russian government. but i can't believe any p.r. firm would recommend this op ed being published in the "new york times." >> why not? >> because it's not winning anybody over. >> but you're not always in charge of your clients. sometimes your clients will say, i think this is a really good idea and we ought to -- this is what i want so go write. >> he doesn't want to win anybody over. >> that's all the time we have. dana bash, jessica yellin, gloria borger thanks so much. i'm jake tapper. you can catch me on "the lead" and i'll be right back here tomorrow night at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 p.m. pacific, for another edition of "crisis in syria decision point." syria decision point." up next, "pi
vladimir putin doesn't speak english. he didn't write it. he probably is not familiar with jesse jackson's campaign. >> half kidding, half seriousness the next thing will be to try to figure out which crisis communication in washington was hired by the russians and wrote this. i challenge you. >> i don't think a catch in public relations represents the russian government. but i can't believe any p.r. firm would recommend this op ed being published in the "new york times."...
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russian president vladimir putin. at any moment, the two men will take part in a photo op shaking hands, but in recent days, they've been wagging fingers. obama scolding putin for opposing the strikes and putin accusing the united states of unfairly blaming the assad regime. in fact, putin is now accusing secretary of state john kerry of lying to congress this week when kerry denied al qaeda's role in aiding rebel fighters. >> translator: it was somewhat unpresent for me to even watch it. because we worked with the u.s.en the assumption that they are decent people and he lied. he knew that he was lying and he went on lying about it. it is sad. >>
russian president vladimir putin. at any moment, the two men will take part in a photo op shaking hands, but in recent days, they've been wagging fingers. obama scolding putin for opposing the strikes and putin accusing the united states of unfairly blaming the assad regime. in fact, putin is now accusing secretary of state john kerry of lying to congress this week when kerry denied al qaeda's role in aiding rebel fighters. >> translator: it was somewhat unpresent for me to even watch it....
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>> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be in large part of what comes out of this diplomatic process. >> it depends on how you define success and failure. if you define it from putin's point of view, avoiding a u.s. military strike and ensuring that assad stays in power. it seems he is on his way to achieving his goal. i do not think that putin is very interested in achieving a diplomatic solution to the conflict at large. that is something the u.s. and russia have been talking about for almost two years after they have been trying to get a conference together since may when kerry-mack first announced it will meeting with the russian foreign minister. i don't see the events of the past few days changing that. >> do either of you feel that this solution is workable in any of the sense? >> logistically it depends on how you see the chemical stockpile. a lot of analysts sa
>> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be in large part of what comes out of this diplomatic process. >> it depends on how you define success and failure. if you define it from putin's point of view, avoiding a u.s. military strike and ensuring that assad stays in power. it seems he...
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abusing its war drums have sparked warnings and harsh criticism in moscow president vladimir putin said washington's assessment is there a sudden government had launched a chemical attack against its own people is utter nonsense thomas has more now on russia's reaction. moscow has been very busy this week urging the west not to intervene in the situation in syria vladimir putin spoke on the situation saying that the idea of the assad regime using chemical weapons in country is ridiculous saying the situation on the ground just does not allow for it he said that the g twenty summit this week is a good place for the global leaders to discuss the situation in syria he also called on president obama as a nobel laureate not just as a fellow head of state a winner of the nobel peace prize to consider his actions and what it would mean for military intervention and more loss of life in the country the president said of course russia is against the idea of the use of chemical weapons but in this case that the global community needed to wait for the u.n. to do its job and then present evidence t
abusing its war drums have sparked warnings and harsh criticism in moscow president vladimir putin said washington's assessment is there a sudden government had launched a chemical attack against its own people is utter nonsense thomas has more now on russia's reaction. moscow has been very busy this week urging the west not to intervene in the situation in syria vladimir putin spoke on the situation saying that the idea of the assad regime using chemical weapons in country is ridiculous saying...
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extraordinary development front with this piece by vladimir putin in the new york times. i'll read you, if i can, first of all, bill richardson what he says about american exceptionalism. i would rather disagree on a piece he made, stating the united states policy is what makes america different. it's what makes us exceptional. putin says it's extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional whatever the motivation there are big countries, small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic situations. their policies differ, too. we're all different and when we ask for lord's blessings, we must not forget god created us equal. tough piece here. what do you make of it? >> well, putin is playing games. he's playing to the congress, to the american people in a way he's in the driver's seat but, you know, it also a product this president obama and president putin have bad chemistry and i think putin is playing a dangerous game. here is a guy that lately has gone after gay people. he's muffled the press. he's jailed the opposition. his old kgb se
extraordinary development front with this piece by vladimir putin in the new york times. i'll read you, if i can, first of all, bill richardson what he says about american exceptionalism. i would rather disagree on a piece he made, stating the united states policy is what makes america different. it's what makes us exceptional. putin says it's extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional whatever the motivation there are big countries, small countries, rich and poor,...
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well russian president vladimir putin also spoke on the issue of syria on thursday he reiterated that he believes and that russia believe the evidence presented in that u.n. report isn't strong enough to draw any firm conclusions as to who was to blame for the attack thirty magoi we're always talking about the responsibility of president assad if he unleash the chemical weapons but what if the rebels did it what are we going to do with them we have every reason to think that it was a provocation a small provocation of course but the technique was very simple they used an old soviet missile which are no longer in service with the syrian army the key thing is that the missile carried the label made in the u.s.s.r. . while another bone of contention between washington and moscow is the wording of a future u.n. resolution a u.n. resolution that will give the deal struck in geneva last weekend legal backing and support of course that deal that will see geneva that will see sorry damascus destroy its chemical weapons stockpile now the u.s. the u.k. and france one the threat of force to rema
well russian president vladimir putin also spoke on the issue of syria on thursday he reiterated that he believes and that russia believe the evidence presented in that u.n. report isn't strong enough to draw any firm conclusions as to who was to blame for the attack thirty magoi we're always talking about the responsibility of president assad if he unleash the chemical weapons but what if the rebels did it what are we going to do with them we have every reason to think that it was a...
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vladimir putin directly addressing the american people on syria. just moments ago the new york times posted an op-ed by putin. he warns against u.s. military intervention saying, quote, the potential strike by the united states against syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond syria's borders. a strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. president putin says it could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance. putin also slapping obama for saying the united states is exceptional, calling that remark, quote, dangerous. so is russia just playing us? and is that dangerous? >> putin is the player. we are being played. >> that's exactly right. that's exactly what is happening here. >> we have had to rely on the russians to rescue this and they don't have american interests at heart. >> do you realize what a laughingstock we are? >>
vladimir putin directly addressing the american people on syria. just moments ago the new york times posted an op-ed by putin. he warns against u.s. military intervention saying, quote, the potential strike by the united states against syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond syria's borders. a strike would increase...
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to what extent with vladimir putin impact the u.s. public or political opinion through an article in the new york times , he's probably not the best person in the world to tell the united states establishment they're in the part of an exceptional nation. it is not necessarily advice that would be appreciated at this point in time. you have to say that the russian diplomacy has been winning arguments anyway, that president obama has been struggling to gain popular and political support for the idea of attacks on syria. >> thank you very much. >> at least 33 people have been killed in two bombings in the iraqi capital of baghdad. mosque was being led when a car exploded and a suicide bomber blew himself up when people ran to help the wounded. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. >> muslim leaders in somalia issued a religious decree, making the declaration at the close of a 5-day conference on the ratification of islam on friday. they're fighting to create an islamic state in somalia. >> the philippines army moved in
to what extent with vladimir putin impact the u.s. public or political opinion through an article in the new york times , he's probably not the best person in the world to tell the united states establishment they're in the part of an exceptional nation. it is not necessarily advice that would be appreciated at this point in time. you have to say that the russian diplomacy has been winning arguments anyway, that president obama has been struggling to gain popular and political support for the...
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vladimir putin has his own geopolitical politics. his narrative of what happened in the middle east in the last period, arab awakening is less democracy than eruption of extremism. there are many issues that russia and the united states could work constructively on. of course there's syria. i think we need to test putin's resolve, take it to the security council and test the resolve. but lets be honest. we've already seen more success than miller strikes might have achieved, which is syria saying it will sign the chemical weapons convention which we must test and also dismantle and destroy chemical weapons. issues such as terrorism, such as iran, such as how do we construct a more stable middle east that the u.s. and russia must work on. we must come out of a period, which as steve has written about for so long is as bad, possibly, as it was during the cold war or has been a new cold war. a lot of that runs through washington for the moscow. >> steve, on katrina's point about we have to test the legitimacy of these efforts and see wh
vladimir putin has his own geopolitical politics. his narrative of what happened in the middle east in the last period, arab awakening is less democracy than eruption of extremism. there are many issues that russia and the united states could work constructively on. of course there's syria. i think we need to test putin's resolve, take it to the security council and test the resolve. but lets be honest. we've already seen more success than miller strikes might have achieved, which is syria...
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vladimir putin is attending to the summit. from the brookings institution, this is one hour and a half. >> hi. brookings the institution. thank you for coming out on a august day to talk about u.s. russia relations. we have a really great panel today. i will give a brief introduction of them. they have more accomplishments in your biography panel. it is an all brookings panel more or less that we are proud of. is steve right .tivers, the director he held virtually every position in the government -- and ambassador in the ukraine. the author about new opportunities for armed control. directorht is angela, of the center on russia, asia, and eastern europe. at georgetown. also a senior fellow here. she has a book coming out in january called "the limits of partnerships." a more substantial book than this. to have 85 years worth. very impressive. i look forward to it. on my left is chris -- cliff. a senior fellow here at brookings and the offer of two recent and important books you should read. the first one is a sort of psychoana
vladimir putin is attending to the summit. from the brookings institution, this is one hour and a half. >> hi. brookings the institution. thank you for coming out on a august day to talk about u.s. russia relations. we have a really great panel today. i will give a brief introduction of them. they have more accomplishments in your biography panel. it is an all brookings panel more or less that we are proud of. is steve right .tivers, the director he held virtually every position in the...
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meanwhile president vladimir putin mourns again sparking extremist factions in syria saying there's no simple way to shoot them from power should they eventually get it. on the killing of unarmed spoken auntie fascist rapper sends greece spiraling into violence with authorities now looking at the suspected murderers linked to the far right golden dawn party. plus the son of i stood libyan dictator moammar gadhafi has his war crimes trial adjourned until december it will still take place in libya despite requests by the international criminal court to ship him to the hague. welcome you watching r.t. with may. now the civil war that's devastating syria for more than two years has changed extensively from the initial conflict rebel forces and the al qaeda linked factions that once fought side by side in the n.t. said pushing pitted against each other in violent battles some reports suggest that increasingly the more radical elements appear to be gaining ground. well in the most recent incident they seized the strategic town of as need be to border the free syrian army rebels jihadi storme
meanwhile president vladimir putin mourns again sparking extremist factions in syria saying there's no simple way to shoot them from power should they eventually get it. on the killing of unarmed spoken auntie fascist rapper sends greece spiraling into violence with authorities now looking at the suspected murderers linked to the far right golden dawn party. plus the son of i stood libyan dictator moammar gadhafi has his war crimes trial adjourned until december it will still take place in...
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i think vladimir putin made a better case against u.s. strikes in syria than the president of the united states did last night. he laid out one of the real dangers here which is that jihadists and terrorists and the al qaeda folks inside syria and others, they are pouring in from the west and russia. if the assad regime falls, in whose hands do the chemical weapons go? i don't think assad is a threat to use chemical weapons against the united states or israel. as for some of the people in the rebel community, i think they are a real threat to use them. >> you know, pat, when you talk about the chemical weapons and the whole idea that president putin proposed is that syria secured -- hand over the chemical weapons to the international community and they would be dismantled. that of course -- how in the world will we be certain syria is identifying all its stockpiles? >> we are not going to be. i will tell you this. russia is the player here. it is the big player, not the united states. russia alone has the lines to assad. russia alone can
i think vladimir putin made a better case against u.s. strikes in syria than the president of the united states did last night. he laid out one of the real dangers here which is that jihadists and terrorists and the al qaeda folks inside syria and others, they are pouring in from the west and russia. if the assad regime falls, in whose hands do the chemical weapons go? i don't think assad is a threat to use chemical weapons against the united states or israel. as for some of the people in the...
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what is sure to be very, very tense conversations with his russian counterpart vladimir putin. still with me, tommy vietor. ben dominic from the heartland institute. eli lake from "newsweek" and the "daily beast." this idea you've drawn international red line, there's this prohibition on the use of weapons. respond to the argument, i made an argument earlier in the show, i still haven't heard anyone convince me. saddam hussein used the weapons twice notably against the kurds and iran/iraq war. there were no punitive missile strikes. it was ghastly, disgusting, horrible, evil action. there were no international sanctions for it. the u.s. government knew they had the weapons and basically looked the other way. no one used it until 30 years later -- >> you could argue those consequences. that was christopher hidgens' argument at the time. they used the run-up to war saying he's used these sorts of things. >> the idea that we're hearing from john kerry today in the senate foreign relations committee is that you will open the flood gates on use of these kinds of weapons and lord kno
what is sure to be very, very tense conversations with his russian counterpart vladimir putin. still with me, tommy vietor. ben dominic from the heartland institute. eli lake from "newsweek" and the "daily beast." this idea you've drawn international red line, there's this prohibition on the use of weapons. respond to the argument, i made an argument earlier in the show, i still haven't heard anyone convince me. saddam hussein used the weapons twice notably against the kurds...
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>> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be in large part of what comes out of this diplomatic process. >> it depends on how you define success and failure. if you define it from putin's point of view, avoiding a u.s. military strike and ensuring that assad stays in power. it seems he is on his way to achieving his goal. i do not think that putin is very interested in achieving a diplomatic solution to the conflict at large. that is something the u.s. and russia have been talking about for almost two years after they have been trying to get a conference together since may when kerry-mack first announced it will meeting with the russian foreign minister. i don't see the events of the past few days changing that. >> do either of you feel that this solution is workable in any of the sense? >> logistically it depends on how you see the chemical stockpile. a lot of analysts sa
>> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be in large part of what comes out of this diplomatic process. >> it depends on how you define success and failure. if you define it from putin's point of view, avoiding a u.s. military strike and ensuring that assad stays in power. it seems he...
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and the pivot as you point out, the pivot seems to be the is turned squarely to vladimir putin. as his resource of last resort. thank you both. cap next a look at what was another big day on wall street in the fall of the new york city mayoral race. new yorkers were not in a forgiving, foolish mood. and the colorado recall elections. but first, we pay tribute to those we lost on this solemn day 12 years ago america's heroes who gave their lives defending this nation in the aftermath of september 11. ♪ for our children is something the purwe all share.ter life but who can help prepare them for the opportunities ahead? who can show them how to build on your success, but not rely on it. who can focus on making your lega last for generations to come? that someone is a morgan stanley financial advisor. and we're ready to work for you. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises
and the pivot as you point out, the pivot seems to be the is turned squarely to vladimir putin. as his resource of last resort. thank you both. cap next a look at what was another big day on wall street in the fall of the new york city mayoral race. new yorkers were not in a forgiving, foolish mood. and the colorado recall elections. but first, we pay tribute to those we lost on this solemn day 12 years ago america's heroes who gave their lives defending this nation in the aftermath of...
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putin raising questions whether the u.s. secretary of state knew about it or out of the loop. >> he seems to be constantly caught by surprise and doesn't seem to be the one that's the go-to guy when there is a tough decision that needs to be made. >> reporter: there was a disconnect on the size of the attack. kerry said it would be swift and decisive but administration downplayed the scope and kerry got in line. >> that's exactly what we're talking about doing, unbelievable small limited effort. >> reporter: that undermined the threat of a strike in the first place. what critics say has been a zigzagging presidential policy against syria raised concerns in washington and capitals around the world about both the u.s. message and mission. >> when the secretary talks about an attack that is unbelievably small in the same day on the same day when the president says the u.s. military doesn't do pinpricks, you wonder exactly whether or not the messages is correct, barack obama is the most controlling foreign policy president since
putin raising questions whether the u.s. secretary of state knew about it or out of the loop. >> he seems to be constantly caught by surprise and doesn't seem to be the one that's the go-to guy when there is a tough decision that needs to be made. >> reporter: there was a disconnect on the size of the attack. kerry said it would be swift and decisive but administration downplayed the scope and kerry got in line. >> that's exactly what we're talking about doing, unbelievable...
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meyer habib, last thursday and friday at the g 20 summit in vladimir putin's home of st. petersburg, the idea this was the russians last laugh for what happened in libya. to say certain degree, dashed to a certain degrees, the russians upstaged obama. >> i do not know if they of station. russia was not looking in the weeks before because the dialogue was very difficult. there was the edward snowden situation, the gay rights. mr. putin and his advisers made a concerted effort to try and save his g 20 from disaster. >> he sure seemed to be smiling when he said there was a majority of the g 20 members present were against intervention. >> this is putin is doing his own politics. each side is doing their politics. you'll notice up until now, the coalition supporting the u.s. seems to be growing. again, we have to see what happens in the next few days will stop we are just the beginning. but we will tell but the media blitz is going on in the u.s. in more detail. there is a media blitz coming out of damascus. the syrian president, his full interview with cbs will air later. >>
meyer habib, last thursday and friday at the g 20 summit in vladimir putin's home of st. petersburg, the idea this was the russians last laugh for what happened in libya. to say certain degree, dashed to a certain degrees, the russians upstaged obama. >> i do not know if they of station. russia was not looking in the weeks before because the dialogue was very difficult. there was the edward snowden situation, the gay rights. mr. putin and his advisers made a concerted effort to try and...
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vladimir putin and the united states congress. >> president obama arrives in russia. >> right now the president is abroad. >> all eyes are on him and vladimir putin. >> in the middle of the g 20 meeting, they don't even pretend they have a good meeting. >> pressing members of the international communities to support a military strike on syria. >> they're not the ones voting on capitol hill. >> let's talk about the house, the numbers are not looking so good right now. members of congress challenging the policy. >> is this a new day for foreign policy where we're going to start to say something and mean it? >> our acts would be one of attacking a sovereign nation, a nation that didn't attack us. >> i can only envision an escalation of this current conflict. they see this through the prism of the last ten years. >> can he sway public opinion enough? >> the country just doesn't want a commitment. >> even though we're a super power, we haven't figured out yet we don't actually have super power. >> the bulk of the congress still is not back. >> the longer they wait, the worse it is for them
vladimir putin and the united states congress. >> president obama arrives in russia. >> right now the president is abroad. >> all eyes are on him and vladimir putin. >> in the middle of the g 20 meeting, they don't even pretend they have a good meeting. >> pressing members of the international communities to support a military strike on syria. >> they're not the ones voting on capitol hill. >> let's talk about the house, the numbers are not looking so...
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and the pivot as you point out, the pivot seems to be the is turned squarely to vladimir putin. as his resource of last resort. thank you both. cap next a look at what was another big day on wall street in the fall of the new york city mayoral race. new yorkers were not in a forgiving, foolish mood. and the colorado recall elections. but first, we pay tribute to those we lost on this solemn day 12 years ago america's heroes who gave their lives defending this nation in the aftermath of september 11. ♪ um... where's mrs. davis? she took an early spring break thanks to her double miles from the capital one venture card. now what was mrs. davis teaching? spelling. that's not a subject, right? i mean, spell check. that's a program. algebra. okay. persons a and b are flying to the bahamas. how fast will they get there? don't you need distance, rate and... no, l it takes is double miles. [ all ] whoa. yeah. [ male announcer ] get away fast with unlimited double miles from the capital one venture card. you're the world's best teacher. this is so unexpected. what's in your wallet? thi
and the pivot as you point out, the pivot seems to be the is turned squarely to vladimir putin. as his resource of last resort. thank you both. cap next a look at what was another big day on wall street in the fall of the new york city mayoral race. new yorkers were not in a forgiving, foolish mood. and the colorado recall elections. but first, we pay tribute to those we lost on this solemn day 12 years ago america's heroes who gave their lives defending this nation in the aftermath of...
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if it work, vladimir putin is the savior and on the world stage. if he doesn't he's at least succeeded in disrupting president obama's march toward military issue. >> what they saw putin doing is grabbing this moment, helping the president but putting self center stage by also trying to lock in that thing about the u.s. force, about keeping the u.s. so that whatever the chemical weapons deal is, keep the u.s. out because putin wants to be able to basically put a wall around u.s. military action, to keep syria, you know, in his pocket and kind of wall off the u.s. and think that he can do that because the president is in a pickle and will have to accept that. that's the way they read it. >> rose: he hated what happened in libya and he hated what happened in kosovo. >> he can try to lock that in now because the president is in a pickle and escape route. in exchange for that putin gets to keep his military out of it. >> rose: this is what i don't understand sunday morning in damascus i asked this very question to bashar al-assad. what would you do or
if it work, vladimir putin is the savior and on the world stage. if he doesn't he's at least succeeded in disrupting president obama's march toward military issue. >> what they saw putin doing is grabbing this moment, helping the president but putting self center stage by also trying to lock in that thing about the u.s. force, about keeping the u.s. so that whatever the chemical weapons deal is, keep the u.s. out because putin wants to be able to basically put a wall around u.s. military...
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in an opinion piece in the new york times russian president vladimir putin says there is little reason to believe that there -- there is actually reason to believe it was the syrian rebels and not the syrian military who used the gas on civilians. >>> the nation is remembering the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks 12 years ago today. >> my unforgettable cousin, we love and miss you and we know you are looking down on us. >> family members read the names in manhattan. people observed a moment of silence marking the moment when the first plane hit the twin towers. >> back home ceremonies took place around the bay area today. >> peter langoni. philip s petty. >> this is fire station 7 in san francisco where firefighters stood at attention as the flag was raised at 6:59 a.m., the time of the so-called last alarm when the south tower of the world trade center collapsed. 343 new york firefighters were killed and each of their names were read out today. >> in union city people gathered at a permanent memorial honoring those who died on united flight 93. flight 93 was bound
in an opinion piece in the new york times russian president vladimir putin says there is little reason to believe that there -- there is actually reason to believe it was the syrian rebels and not the syrian military who used the gas on civilians. >>> the nation is remembering the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks 12 years ago today. >> my unforgettable cousin, we love and miss you and we know you are looking down on us. >> family members read the names...
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al jazeera. >> vladimir putin said he may run for a fourth term. he served two consecutive terms in 2000. a limit of eight year saw him as prime minister in 2008 and elected a third time in 2012. if he wins in 2018 it will keep him in power for about a quarter of a century. and make him the nation's longest serving leader since joseph stalin. >>> former italian prime minister buerlusconi. it has been voted that he should be stripped of his position because of a fourth conviction. >>> pope francis has warned that the catholic church must become a more welcoming place and stop being obsessed with doctrine. the pope used a newspaper interview to set out his vision of catholicism which he said had locked itself too much in small-minded rules. he said that the church should not talk about homosexuality, contraception and abortion all the time. >>> bulgaria has appeal for help in dealing with a growing number of refugees from syria. many are crossing over the border into e.u.'s poorest state. ththe asylum system in bulgarias not able to keep up with the
al jazeera. >> vladimir putin said he may run for a fourth term. he served two consecutive terms in 2000. a limit of eight year saw him as prime minister in 2008 and elected a third time in 2012. if he wins in 2018 it will keep him in power for about a quarter of a century. and make him the nation's longest serving leader since joseph stalin. >>> former italian prime minister buerlusconi. it has been voted that he should be stripped of his position because of a fourth conviction....
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will snub vladimir putin and russia, by refusing to set up a one on one meeting between our president and their president while our president is in their country anyway. both men will be present at the big g-20 meeting everyone goes to, there's going to be no one on one meeting between obama and putin. to add injury to that insult, president obama will just not meet with vladimir putin, he's going out of his way to meet with russian gay people. oh, no. it was reported yesterday in buzz feed and confirmed today by the white house that president obama will meet with opposition figures. people that be fighting the putin government on human rights issues, and specifically on gay rights issues. on top of the big clash of the titans headlines fight that we are having with russia about what to do in syria, and the public snub of putin, this meeting with his domestic enemies effectively is a reminder of the international kerfuffle happening this winter. if you're in the mood for an olympics mess, that is not the only olympics mess, be thankful that your job has nothing to do with the next big
will snub vladimir putin and russia, by refusing to set up a one on one meeting between our president and their president while our president is in their country anyway. both men will be present at the big g-20 meeting everyone goes to, there's going to be no one on one meeting between obama and putin. to add injury to that insult, president obama will just not meet with vladimir putin, he's going out of his way to meet with russian gay people. oh, no. it was reported yesterday in buzz feed and...
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in an opinion piece in the new york times russian president vladimir putin says there is little reason to believe that there -- there is actually reason to believe it was the syrian rebels and not the syrian military who used the gas on civilians. >>> the nation is remembering the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks 12 years ago today. >> my unforgettable cousin, we love and miss you and we know you are looking down on us. >> family members read the names in manhattan. people observed a moment of silence marking the moment when the first plane hit the twin towers. >> back home ceremonies took place around the bay area today. >> peter langoni. philip s petty. >> this is fire station 7 in san francisco where firefighters stood at attention as the flag was raised at 6:59 a.m., the time of the so-called last alarm when the south tower of the world trade center collapsed. 343 new york firefighters were killed and each of their names were read out today. >> in union city people gathered at a permanent memorial honoring those who died on united flight 93. flight 93 was bound
in an opinion piece in the new york times russian president vladimir putin says there is little reason to believe that there -- there is actually reason to believe it was the syrian rebels and not the syrian military who used the gas on civilians. >>> the nation is remembering the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks 12 years ago today. >> my unforgettable cousin, we love and miss you and we know you are looking down on us. >> family members read the names...
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president vladimir putin is reportedly thinking of sending a delegation to our nation's capital later this week to lobby our congress to vote agait such a strike. just a word of advice, mr. president. listen to the american people first. six in ten of whom oppose your idea to strike against syria. that's according to the newest washington post/abc poll. mr. president, you promised a limited, proportionate strike against syria. but critics remember your bravado on libya when you said intervention there would last days, not weeks or months. that intervention, if we may remind you, lasted six months, not days, and cost nearly $2 billion. >>>resident obama defiant. he says it will be a limited proportional strike against syria. colonel oliver north and jrchlts ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this trip. purchase eraser? it's the easy way to erase any recent travel expense. i just pick a charge, like my flight with a few taps, it's taken care of. impressi
president vladimir putin is reportedly thinking of sending a delegation to our nation's capital later this week to lobby our congress to vote agait such a strike. just a word of advice, mr. president. listen to the american people first. six in ten of whom oppose your idea to strike against syria. that's according to the newest washington post/abc poll. mr. president, you promised a limited, proportionate strike against syria. but critics remember your bravado on libya when you said...